The Dust Bowl, or the Dirty Thirties, was a period of grievous dust storms caused by severe drought and wind erosion in the American prairie lands. "Black blizzards" often reduced visibility to a few feet (a meter) or less.
The Dust Bowl, or the Dirty Thirties, was a period of grievous dust storms caused by severe drought and wind erosion in the American prairie lands. "Black blizzards" often reduced visibility to a few feet (a meter) or less.
Nyama Choma, literally roasted meat, is a communal and culinary tradition in Kenya. When a man from the Kikuyu tribe marries, he must use a knife to sever the roasted goat shoulder joint cleanly, while everyone watches.
Nyama Choma, literally roasted meat, is a communal and culinary tradition in Kenya. When a man from the Kikuyu tribe marries, he must use a knife to sever the roasted goat shoulder joint cleanly, while everyone watches.
A chairlift cable derailed at a ski resort in Maine, sending several chairs falling 20 or 30 feet to the ground, and stranding many others on the lift for hours.
Several Western nations hardened their protest against Syria on Tuesday, expelling senior diplomats over the massacre of more than 100 villagers in Houla.
Bone chips found on a deserted South Pacific island could be the remains of Amelia Earhart. Nearby were several tantalizing artifacts, including old makeup and glass bottles.
Bone chips found on a deserted South Pacific island could be the remains of Amelia Earhart. Nearby were several tantalizing artifacts, including old makeup and glass bottles.
The Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, MA determined that two asteroids, several meters in diameter and in unrelated orbits, would pass the Earth on September 8th.
Montreal police are investigating a violent ice hockey impact where one player was left with severe concussion and a cracked vertebra after another slammed him into a glass partition.
Montreal police are investigating a violent ice hockey impact where one player was left with severe concussion and a cracked vertebra after another slammed him into a glass partition.
Police are investigating a violent ice hockey impact where one player was left with severe concussion and a cracked vertebra after another slammed him into a glass partition.
Fingerprint locks have been subverted by criminals willing to sever digits from dead and living alike, but new tech that identifies live tissue prevents such skulduggery.
Fingerprint locks have been subverted by criminals willing to sever digits from dead and living alike, but new tech that identifies live tissue prevents such skulduggery.
To slake Sao Paulo's thirst for electricity Brazil will erect a dam on the Xingu River, a plan which may severely impact the lives of the Kayapo natives.
To slake Sao Paulo's thirst for electricity Brazil will erect a dam on the Xingu River, a plan which may severely impact the lives of the Kayapo natives.
Great white sharks are the largest predatory fish on Earth. They are streamlined, torpedo-shaped, and have up to 300 serrated teeth arranged in several rows.
A chairlift cable derailed at a ski resort in Maine, sending several chairs falling 20 or 30 feet to the ground, and stranding many others on the lift for hours.
"The future has several names. For the weak, it is the impossible. For the fainthearted, it is the unknown. For the thoughtful and valiant, it is the ideal."
When a frozen lake of skeletons was discovered in India, their fate was left to conjecture, until an expedition concluded that all 200 people died from a sudden and severe hailstorm.
The most sacred shrine in Japan, dedicated to Amaterasu (the sun goddess), is believed to store several documents and several important items of the Japanese empire.
A chairlift cable derailed at a ski resort in Maine, sending several chairs falling 20 or 30 feet to the ground, and stranding many others on the lift for hours.